1. Acupuncture group (A) versus sham acupuncture group (S) for post‐CS pain and satisfaction.
| group A | group S | P value1 | |
| 24‐hour post‐CS | |||
| Morphine (mg) | 24 | 33 | 0.49 |
| Resting VAS | 3 (0.5 to 5) | 0 (0 to 4.5) | 0.71 |
| Motion VAS | 5 (3 to 8) | 4 (1.5 to 5) | 0.67 |
| Satisfaction (0–10) | 10 (9; 10) | 10 (9 to 10) | 0.62 |
| 48‐hour post‐CS | |||
| Morphine (mg) | 60 | 63 | 0.91 |
| Resting VAS | 2 (0; 3.5) | 0 (0 to 1.5) | 0.029 |
| Motion VAS | 5 (0.5–6.5) | 4 (1.5 to 5) | 0.67 |
| Satisfaction (0–10) | 10 (9.5–10) | 10 (9 to 10) | 0.79 |
Adapted from Gamermann 2015.
CS: caesarean section mg: milligrams VAS: visual analogue scale
1: Mann‐Whitney test